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Old 08-21-2018, 10:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
elhigh
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Short that was draining the battery was in the driver side seatbelt detector.
That sounds like the least fun snipe hunt ever.

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Only thing left is the crank pulley with 2 rows, on the hunt for a single row xfi crank pulley now.
I wouldn't burn up a lot of effort hunting for that. Unless you're in a LOT of stop-and-go the extra rotating mass isn't really hurting anything, and may make your engine run smoother. That's just me of course.

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The car has a new radiator and hoses. There was no mounting for a fan so there is no radiator fan. I sat in traffic in 110°f and it never went up past half. I coasted down a several mile hill and the temp gauge dropped all the way down! Seems to be an extra efficiant radiator, or this tiny thing just doesnt really make any heat, its amazing!
SERIOUSLY?!

I'm blown away. I knew the engine's output wasn't much but that is frankly amazing.

Wait. "Dropped all the way down." Is the thermostat stuck open, or missing? In NM that may not be a bad thing but then again your winter nights can be pretty cold, even by my standards.

With no fan I wonder if you can afford to try a grille block, if a block is in the cards.

Anyhoo, nice. I'm a little envious.
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